ᐅ Laundry chute – Hygiene? How to keep it clean

Hello,
In the current kitchen trash chute thread, I came across the following quote:

Mycraft schrieb:

You always have to clean these from time to time, since something will occasionally spill or drip inside.
Wouldn’t a chute around the corner be more effective?

Regarding laundry chutes, how do you handle hygiene? Are the pipes always made of antibacterial metal, or how do you clean them?
Nothing typically spills outside, but it’s also not the case that they are completely clean or free of dirt inside.

Thank you very much for your suggestions.

There is absolutely no problem with that. No cleaning is needed because nothing gets dirty. A laundry chute is really very practical; we considered it for a long time because of noise concerns inside the house. But if done correctly, it is not an issue at all. Typically, it is installed using brown PVC sewer pipe, which has a smooth surface, so nothing gets stuck.

Some people really like laundry chutes, while others find them completely unnecessary.

As @Bookstar mentioned, just use a smooth PVC pipe. Laundry is usually not that dirty, and you still have to carry the clean laundry upstairs, since it won’t fit through the chute.

I believe the pipe hardly ever gets cleaned because it’s too complicated and not really needed.

Personally, I think the washing machine should be close to the bathroom or dressing room. That’s where most laundry is generated, and it’s easier to put away from there.

So if a child vomits or there are other issues involving bodily fluids, do you also just throw that dirty laundry down the chute? And then never clean it? Hmm, okay.

@rick2018 that may be true, but only for houses without a basement!

You don’t throw dirty clothes through there.
And in my opinion, this also applies to houses with basements. Why lower something down two floors and then carry it back up again?

rick2018 schrieb:

You don’t throw really dirty clothes down there.
And in my opinion, this also applies to houses with a basement. Why take something two floors down and then carry it back up again?

This is debatable, but some reasons are:

-Lack of space on the upper floor
-Noise from washing and drying
-Dirt, lint, detergent residue, etc.
-Leakage in the upper floor is the worst-case scenario

Point 2 was decisive for us. Unfortunately, we had to experience point 4, as the tub under the drum cracked. We were very lucky to notice it quickly.